pullback

noun

pull·​back ˈpu̇l-ˌbak 

: a pulling back

especially : an orderly withdrawal of troops from a position or area

Synonyms of pullback

• withdrawal
• retreat

Examples of pullback in a Sentence

a pullback in consumer spending

the pullback was necessary so that the commanders could reorganize their units and reassess the situation

Recent Examples on the Web

Hyperscaler pullback could tip economy into recession, Apollo analyst warns. — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 17 July 2026

To be sure, that doesn’t eliminate the risk of a pullback or mean that the strong second quarter is a reason to dismiss the market’s historical patterns. — Andrew Graham, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

That was resistance for most of the past year, and since March it's flipped into support, the stock has come back down to test it a handful of times on pullbacks and bounced every time. — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 16 July 2026

While real estate values in the city are generally rising, the soundstage market appears to be in a transition moment of late due to a broader pullback in studios’ movie and TV production spending since 2023. — Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 16 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1668, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for pullback

• aback
• attack
• backpack
• backtrack
• bareback
• blackjack
• brownback
• buyback
• callback
• cognac
• comeback
• cutback